BENNETTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
-48% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
-34.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
74
-10.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.4M
-292% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,960,762 | £8,868,642 | £5,416,800 | -38.9% | |
| Operating profit | £254,950 | £616,379 | -£1,456,430 | -336.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £292,240 | £720,392 | -£1,382,874 | -292% | |
| Net profit | £452,251 | £754,123 | -£1,223,074 | -262.2% | |
| Cash | £3,601,451 | £3,601,034 | £1,873,303 | -48% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,646,736 | £3,734,565 | £2,367,697 | -36.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,766,546 | £3,520,669 | £2,297,595 | -34.7% | |
| Equity | £2,766,546 | £3,520,669 | £2,297,595 | -34.7% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 83 | 74 | -10.8% | |
| Wages | £3,970,517 | £4,326,787 | £3,635,259 | -16% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £612,771 | £464,251 | £436,167 | -6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 7.0% | -26.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 8.5% | -22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 16.5% | -61.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.0% | 34.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 3.00x | 2.67x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company agreed an early exit from certain London property leases as part of its ongoing operational review. The revised arrangements are expected to result in the company exiting the affected leases by September 2026. Had the revised arrangements been in place at the balance sheet date, the associated operating lease commitments would have reduced from £2,168,126 to £1,070,985.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEARYMAN, Robert Philip | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| ERRIDGE, Simon Mark | Director | 2005-06-01 | May 1966 | British |
| FISHER, Peter | Director | 2014-06-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LIPSCOMBE, Julian David | Director | 2002-09-26 | Apr 1965 | British |
| NELMES, James | Director | 2019-09-06 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETTS, Denise Margaret Mary | Secretary | 1992-04-28 | 2019-09-06 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-28 | 1992-04-28 |
| BENNETTS, Denise Margaret Mary | Director | 1992-04-28 | 2019-09-06 |
| BENNETTS, Robert John | Director | 1992-04-28 | 2019-09-06 |
| CHAPMAN, Gregory | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2003-09-26 |
| HENDERSON, David | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2012-12-17 |
| LAING, David | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2014-06-01 |
| MILLER, John Charles | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2010-12-21 |
| O'NEILL, Brendan Thomas Joseph | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1997-03-14 |
| PITFIELD, Jacqueline Molloy | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-28 | 1992-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennetts Associates Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-05 | Active |
| Ms Denise Margaret Mary Bennetts | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-05 |
| Mr Robert John Bennetts | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-19 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-15 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2022-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.